The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-30

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passed into tile dIning,room ! placed
them on the vase by her side. and
hidden beneath the leaves | tucked
my precious meerschaun, Mary
thanked me for the flowers, but did
not see the thorn among them. After
Ic"ie Iseoh had said grace, Harry
Jr.. pulled Mary's sleeve anu said
"Oh, mamma, see! There's papa's
pipein the roses"
Mary looked up quickly, the Grim.
son rushing to her cheek, but she onlg
said:
WHY, Harryp' She thought her
husband was playing a silly joke.
saw how she took it, and hasten
ed to say, MARY, they are all yours
the roses and the thorn beneath
them."
She gazed at me incredulous a min.
ute. but my tace reassured her, and
she asked:
Harry, may / have it for my own
to do just what ] please WITH"
"Yes!" | answered, "if you won't
smoke it. | can't have any more
smoking in this house."
The mistress excused herself from
the table 2 moment, took the cold
enemy" and sped away to the kitchen
stove, wiped her eyes, washed her
hands OF the whole business, andthen
anne back as sweet as one ofthe roses
she put in her belt.
"Thank you, Harry" she said, and
the wealth OF love that looked from
her eyes mo than paid me tor the
struggle my determination had cost.
"It's all Uncle Jacobs doing. He's
quit, and SO / am going to-"
Then Uncle Jacob, at the earnest re.
quest, told the whole story OF his bat
tie and his victory. The boys, Har.
ry, Jr., aged seven, and Walter, thir-
teen, listened with eager interest.
When breakfast was over they went
out, but soon returned, Harry bring.
ing a cigarette and Walter a bunch OF
cigars.
There" said Harry, al tried to
smoke cause papa did, but I'll quit il
he does"
$50 will l." said Walter, blushing.
'"The fellows teased me to try it, and
Will Courtney gave me these. ! be-
SUI w Inv CAllI Dub X ACJb IAtClI WllCil
/ looked at mother. / knew she'd feel
bad to have me smoke, she hated it
so. I'm sglad It's out, mamma. I'm
quits, too"
IL declare" said Uncle Jacob, this
is what / call an anti. tobacco club"
"Oh, papa, cried Walter, '1ots OF
the boys are smoking just like us. l
mean TO get up a club; can /? May /
ask some Of them here and have Tn
Gle Jacob tell his srory, and we ours;
may II"
ASK your mother, boy" | an.
swered.
Indeed you may, Walter" replied
Mary. "Tll help you all l can. Well
have a real Thanksgiving supper"
"Oh, mamma! how good you are.
I'm so sorry / cheated YOU" said
Walter.
"And |, too" said Harry. Jr.
And |, three!" said Harry, Sr.
"But / have a confession to make"
said Mary, Softly.
You, Mary!" | whispered.
"You, mammal" cried both the
boys.
"You, MolIieI" cried Uncle Jacob,
with Q queer smile. "Have you been
smoking, too?"
"Not exactly" said mamma. CAT
least in another way. Do o re-
member, Harry, when we were first
married we had a talk on smoking.
and limited at the expense? You
said | should have as much money to
spend, just as | pleased, as you smok-
ed up. Come this way and see my
smoking money"
And we followed her to the library,
which had been under lock and key
for several days, for some mysterious
reason.
See theser she said. "See these
cases OF new books. See this set of
Encyclo pedias Theses are for you,
Harry. This Dickens set is for YOU,
Walter, and these Artists Histories
and these Rollo Books are for you.
little Hal; and this case Of poems IS
Tor myself and my family, and it all
came out Of smoker"
Harry and Walter had their party,
and started a Tobacco Reform Club.
Walter may tell of that some time ii
he wishes, but more came OF it than
even this. The new books must be
read. AS did not 90 to the Office TO
smoke, stayed at home more We
almost had our honeymooA over
again. Then Mary coaxed me- to
prayer meeting with her and / found
the help Ineeded.